DE Warning Riddim – Various Artists

DE Warning Riddim sits in that busy 2008 soca catalogue as a short, six-cut set that leans more on party energy than on any grand concept, with Liv doing double duty here on “Start De Party” and “Set This Dance On Fire, ” which gives the riddim a neat centre of gravity. Carlie’s “Leave Meh Out Of It” and Nyo’s “We Comin Down” add the kind of quick, crowd-moving vocals that fit the era, while Chenko and the Cato/Arc Angel pairing keep the pace sharp without overcrowding the arrangement. The production has that hard-edged, trunk-rattling soca push of the period, tuned for road fever and late-night dance floors rather than polish. The tracklist runs six songs deep: Liv, Carlie, Chenko, Cato and Arc Angel, and Nyo.